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A91906	The royal nursing-father; discoursed in a sermon preach'd at the cathedral in Norwich, on the 29th of May [B]eing the day of his Majesties birth, and happy return to his kingdoms. By Charles Robotham, batchelour of divinity, in Norfolk.	Robotham, Charles, 1625 or 6-1700.	1680 (1680)	Wing R1729C; ESTC R229944	25,565	82

the Text and that is the special and beneficial Influences of Kings upon the Church for its good and flourishing They shall be thy Nursing Fathers and their Queens thy Nursing Mothers In the opening of which I shall consider two Particulars 1st The Thing it self to be done by Kings and Princes and that is the cherishing the spreading and furtherance of the Church and of Religion in the Church 2ly The means and manner of performing They shall do it as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Nursing Fathers For the first of these 'T is very evident God has always made use of Kings and Princes for the furtherance and maintenance of Religion from first to last The first settlement of it among the Israelites was by the Hands of Moses who was King in Jesurun Deut. 33. 5. or as the Targum and Syriack reads it King in Israel The retriving of it when lapsed from Impieties and Idolatries 't was by the means of Judges whom Cunaeus de republ l. 1. c. 12. Bertramus de rep jud c. 9. p. 109. Josephus calls 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 no other than Monarchs Dictators for their time that is in effect Kings In a word the fullest and the utmost growth and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of that Church and the highest and brightest Sun-shine of Religion amongst them was not till it came under the warm Beams and Influence of the Royal Scepter Their Religion was never culminant never rose unto its heighth and splendour till the Kingship was settled amongst them first in the Family of David and then in the Line of Solomon Then was the 1 Chron. 23. 6. 24. 3. Sacred Militia the courses of the Priests and Levites ordered Then was the stately Fabrick of the Temple erected and the Service furnished Then was the God of Israel worshiped in the beauty of Holiness And so downward in the sequel of the Story still ye shall find Kings were the maintainers of Religions as in Abija Asa and Jehosaphat Kings were reformers of Religion as in Hezekia and Josia yea and Kings were the Restorers of Religion together with their Liberties as in the days of Ezra and Nehemia Both which acted in all they did by Commission from the Kings of Persia Ezra 7. 25 26. Neh. 5. 14. This Blessing of Pious and of Gracious Kings so behooful and advantageous to the Church of the Jews God was pleased to afford and make promise of to the Church of the Gentiles Besides the Proofs already named I shall add three more pertinent to the purpose The first is that of the Text where the nursing and nourishing influence of the secular Powers is clearly mentioned as one signal and special means of the furtherance and inlargement of the Gospel-Church as is evident from the whole drift and scope of the context The second is that of Isaiah Ch. 60. where having spoken of the Abundance of the Sea that should be converted Verse the 5th It follows in the tenth Verse The Sons of Strangers shall build up thy Walls and their Kings shall minister unto thee And Verse the 16th Thou shalt also suck the Milk of the Gentiles and the Breast of Kings Before ye had the Nurse and here ye have the Milk and Breast assuring us they should not be meer Dry-nurses but such who as it were from their own Bowels shall minister strength and growth unto the Gospel-Church There is one place more which some not improbably draw to this purpose and that is in the four and twentieth Psal where having spoken of the large and universal Dominion of Christ Verse 1. And of the conditions of Communion with the Church of Christ Ver. 3. to the 6th he then closes with an exhortation as many do interpret it to the secular Powers for their favourable furtherance of the Church and Gospel of Christ Verse the 7th Lift up your Heads O ye Gates and be ye lift ye everlasting doors that the King of Glory may come in The Septuagint with Symmachus and Theodotio expound it as spoken to Principalities and Powers and accordingly render it Lift up your Heads O ye Rulers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so the vulgar Latin O Principes a So the Arabick and Aethiopick Versions O ye Princes and be ye lift up ye Fores saeculi as Arias Montanus renders it Ye everlasting Doors And why must they be lift up All to this end says Psalmist That the King of Glory may come in i. e. To make way and room in the World for the Kingdom of God and of Christ The entrance into the City was by the Gates the strength of the City was in the Gates Psal 147. 13. He hath strengthned the Bars of thy Gates And the Place of Magistracy Power and Judicature was in the Gates Ruth 4. 1 2. Deut. 25. 7. And therefore by the lifting up of the Gates may well be understood the concurrence the utmost aid countenance and assistance of the Ruler to the promoting and propagating of Religion as being entrusted with a Power to make way for the King of Glory So much for the Thing it self The spreading and enlarging of the Church by Kings and Princes I come now unto the last Particular and that is The means and manner of effecting it They shall do it as Nursing Fathers that is first as Leaders and then as Governours First by the strong attractive of their Example and then by the use and exercise of their Authority first by the very countenance of their personal Example which always is of great influence and efficacy in the World Haggai 2. 23. says God unto the Prince Zorobabel I will make thee as a Signet Tanquam Annulum Signatorium Good Princes they are Gods Seal Gods Signet that make impression upon the World and help to shape and print and fashion it into Truth and Goodness Ad exemplum Regis componitur Orbis The Religion of the Prince is the Mould into which the People commonly are cast Such as sit in the Gate such as are highest and uppermost in the World are eyed as the Rule and Copy to those that are under The younger naturally follow and tread in steps of the elder Servants imitate their Masters Children their Parents but of all Presidents that of the Prince or Ruler is the most prevailing to engage the practice of the People Et in vulgus manant exempla Regentum The Ways and Deeds of such great ones as they draw the Eyes of all after them so also their Imitation Vertue in a King Religion in a Prince seldom goes alone without a numerous train of Followers and Imitators When the King of Ninive put on Sackcloth Jona 3. 6. how suddenly did it become the wear and fashion as it were of the whole Court and City When Constantine embrac'd the Faith and set up the Cross for his Standard what a shake did the very Pattern of his Example give unto the Kingdom of Darkness through the whole Empire How soon did